HEADLINE: Marquee veteran Rafa Marquez leads Mexico’s contingent, who needed a play-off against New Zealand to qualify. Defender Carlos Salcido is a surprise in, getting his first call-up under boss Miguel Herrera, while Giovani Dos Santos and Javier Hernandez will be the stars up front.

HEADLINE: Injured Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has made the cut for the final 23 despite injury. Midfielders David Pizarro of Italy’s Fiorentina and Humberto Suazo, who plays in Monterrey, Mexico. Barcelona’s Alexis Sanchez leads the line.

Chilean footballer Arturo Vidal is recovering form surgery but is in Chile’s 23-man squad.Source:AFP

HEADLINE: The loss of key midfielder Kevin Strootman has forced Louis Van Gaal into a reshuffle and he is contemplating playing five defenders. The squad is a mix of Eredivse rookies and 2010 veterans.

HEADLINE: Veterans Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are in, but Ashley Cole isn’t, with Everton sensation Ross Barkley headlining an England squad with a sprinkling of the EPL’s brightest young talent.

HEADLINE: Key defender Giorgio Chiellini is in despite a Juventus club ethics ban for elbowing Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic while striker Antonio Cassano was somewhat of a shock choice to go to Brazil.

Italy forward Mario Balotelliwill bring the fun to the World Cup.Source:AP

HEADLINE: Mancehster City star Samir Nasri was left out of the France squad, but they still have plenty of attacking firepower. The loss of Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery, on Saturday 7 June, however, is a massive blow.

Belgium rookie Adnan Januzaj training with his new teammates.Source:AP

HEADLINE: Manchester United prodigy Adnan Januzaj is IN, as is maligned club teammate Marouane Fellaini. Plenty of firepower for the Red Devils, with Eden Hazard, Kevin Mirallas and Romelu Lukaku also named.

HEADLINE: Fabio Capello has chosen only domestic-based players in his 23-man squad, so there’s no room for Pavel Pogrebnyak, Andrey Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko or Dinyar Bilyaletdinov. Roman Shirokov, the captain, is a late withdrawal due to injury.

HEADLINE: Hong Myung-bo has selected a mix of European and Asian based players, with Bayer Leverkusen star Son Heung-min headlining the group. Five players, including Sunderland’s Ki Sung-yueng, are from England’s top two tiers.